Protecting Human Rights in Care Proceedings.
Dear Barking & Dagenham Borough Council,
1. Since 1 April 2009 how many applications for a Care Order have been made by the Local Authority?
2. At the date of replying, how many children are in the care of the Local Authority under:
a. A S31 Order
b. A S20 Order
3. How many of the applications for a Care Order made since 1 April 2009 have resulted in:
a. A Supervision Order
b. A Care Order - Permanent Foster Care/Care Home
c. An Adoption Order.
d. A Special Guardianship Order - placed with family
e. No Order
4. In relation to 3b, 3c and 3d how many of the parents had:
a. Been convicted of a criminal offence against their children
b. Had the benefit of a residential family assessment
5. In relation to 3c how many applications for freeing orders were made?
6. In relation to question 1. how many of the parents had made an official complaint against children's services prior to the commencement of care proceedings?
Yours faithfully,
LS Palmer
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Dear Freedom of Information,
To Clarify:
Anthony Douglas has a number of roles in the 'child removing process':
He is the Chief Executive of CAFCASS who provide the Court Advisors whose recommendations as to what is in the best interest of the children (Usually Adoption if the child is young, healthy and adoptable) have to be followed.
Anthony Douglas is Chair of British Agency of Adoption and Fostering. Who provide Foster carers and Foster/Adopters who are often 'good friends' with the CAFCASS court advisor and who are paid £400 per child PER WEEK. The cared for children are often described as 'delightful' and therefore a pleasure to care for, the only thing wrong with the children is that they miss their parents. The Foster carer will have to constantly interrogate the child for any instances of punishment they may have been subject to by their parent in order to help make the case that the parent is 'horrible'. Then the child will constantly be told 'your parent is horrible' so the child stops asking to see the parent and adoption is made easier.
Anthony Douglas writes the books that Child Protection Social Workers study for their tactics for removing children such as telling parents they 'are placing their own needs above the needs of the children by going to work/College etc.
Anthony Douglas has a relationship with CORAM who advise on Contact and Expert reports and then social workers tell parents 'if you get positive assessments you can have your children back- Coram adoption agency therefore advise on how to avoid that happening such as making rules for contact impossible by telling parents they are not allowed to show emotion, mention clothing or talk about wider issues in contact. Social Workers will also make false allegations of assault in order to prevent contact. Expert reports are also impossible to pass because Expert Psychologists give parents a test in order to determine which personality disorder the parent has. If the parent's answers do not disclose any personality disorder then the parent has a low disclosure score which indicates they are lying which is therefore an indication of the worst personality disorder possible ie Narcissm.
Anthony Douglas also writes the Public Law Outline which is the guidance that Judges have to follow in the removal of children which tells Judges they can remove children with no notice, no evidence, no investigation, no Police Protection Order and just get the child into care and then CAFCASS will arrange that the child will never return to the parent which makes CARE Proceedings an ideal opportunity for Local Authorities to avoid dealing with complaints (they can simply torture any complainant parent by starting care proceedings and therefore effectively steal their children for complaining).
From my questions of CAFCASS and from Whistle Blower's evidence which resulted in the dismissal of the whole board of CAFCASS in 2003 (including dismissal of the whistleblower) which can be read about here:
http://www.parliament.the-stationery-off...
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My question is in order to research whether Local Authorities are parties to this child trafficking scam by starting Care Proceedings against families who complain, by arranging the permanent removal of children from parents who have neither been properly assessed in contravention of their Human Rights, nor have the parents been guilty of any behaviour which would constitute any criminal offence ie. neglect/child abuse.
So far in my research I have discovered there are many Local Authorities who will readily commence Care Proceedings in response to a parent who complains about the Local Authority, and due to the various Ombudsmans being reluctant to investigate this clear abuse of power, the Local Authority all too often 'get away with it'.
It has further become clear to me in my research to date that it is not uncommon for children to lose their biological parents with NO GOOD REASON WHATSOEVER and to be exposed to serious child abuse once 'in care' often resulting in the child self harming, committing suicide, running away, becoming mentally disturbed, turning to drugs, alcoholism and crime.
My research in asking the above question and subsequent questions is therefore to ascertain whether your local authority are really protecting children that you are certain are being abused/neglected because the parents have been convicted of a criminal offence against the children and you have carried out a full 3 month residential family assessment to ensure that the parent cannot be rehabilitated to stop offending against the children or whether your local authority are complicit in a child trafficking scam taking healthy and well cared for children from parents who have done the children no wrong and are only guilty of 'complaining'
Yours sincerely,
LS Palmer
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Dear LS Palmer
Thank you for your e-mail received 20 January 2011 requesting information regarding protecting human rights in care proceedings.
Michael Fenn in Children Services formation to be provided to you no later than 16/02/2011.
Whilst it is the Council's policy to provide information wherever possible, I need to advise you that there are a number of exemptions under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. These may prevent me from releasing all or some of the information you have asked for. You will, however be informed if this is the case and why.
Yours sincerely
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Dear LS Palmer
Request for information LBBD:51621
Your request for information has now been considered and the information
is below:
1. Since 1 April 2009 how many applications for a Care Order have
been made by the Local Authority?
i) 01.04.09 to 31.03.10 = 57 Applications
ii) 01.04.10 to date = 46 Applications to date
2. At the date of replying, how many children are in the care of the
Local Authority under:
a. A S31 Order
101 children are subject to a Section 31 Full Care Order, which is 25.1%
of all Children In Care
b. A S20 Order
175 children are subject to a Section 20 Legal Status, which is 43.7% of
all Children in Care
3. How many of the applications for a Care Order made since 1 April
2009 have resulted in:
a. A Supervision Order
b. A Care Order - Permanent Foster Care/Care Home
c. An Adoption Order.
d. A Special Guardianship Order - placed with family
e. No Order
4. In relation to 3b, 3c and 3d how many of the parents had:
a. Been convicted of a criminal offence against their children
b. Had the benefit of a residential family assessment
5. In relation to 3c how many applications for freeing orders were
made?
6. In relation to question 1. how many of the parents had made an
official complaint against children's services prior to the commencement
of care proceedings?
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